Apr 7, 2023
In this episode, we sit down with David Coffey and discuss
Bakersfield's Architectural history and how Bakersfield made his
dream of owning a Neutra home come true.
David David Coffey is the owner of Richard Neutra’s Davis House
(1937) in Bakersfield, CA. He is also the curator/caretaker of the
FLW Ablin House (1959-61) in Bakersfield. He has curated and
produced multiple historical architecture events in Bakersfield,
including “Masters of Modernism: Neutra and Wright in Bakersfield”
(2009), and the ongoing “Bakersfield Built” program produced in
conjunction with Sian Winship, SAH/SCC President, The Bakersfield
Museum of Art, CSUB Library Special Collections Department and The
Kern County Museum. He is a former Bakersfield Museum of Art board
member and currently serves on the Exhibitions Committee. David
grew up in Cincinnati and graduated from The University of
Cincinnati College Conservatory of Music with a BA in electronic
media. He has lived in Cincinnati, Washington D.C., New York, Los
Angeles, Buenos Aires, Santiago de Chile, and Long Beach. He is the
founder of Crosley Resource Group, a contract office furniture
dealership.